Building construction for excluding moisture



Dec. 28, 1926. 1,612,2734

c. F. KNIGHT ET AL BULL-DING CONSTRUCTION FOR EXCLUDING MOISTURE Filed Jan. 18, 1926 Cil CII

Patented Deo. 2li,

PATENT OFFIQE.

CLIFTON FON KNTGHT AND GEORGE E. OROURKE, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

BULDING CONSTRCTTON FOR EXCLDNG MOISTURE.

Application filed January 18, 1326. Serial No. 81,913.

This invention relates to improvements in building construction and it relates more particularly to the novel features thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide an insulating means tor cold storage plant-s or buildings utilized Jlor that pur-pose to increase the eiiiciency thereof b v preventing moisture from entering the building or plant.

Another object or the invention is to provide such an insulating means for all types ot buildings, particularly those ot concrete and mill construction formation.

A further object ot the .invention is to provid-e a moisture insulating means which permits a continuous and nnbrolren laver or layers ot' insulating material to extend from the bottom to the top oi the building and entirely enclosingl each floor or story.

The invention may be thorone-linT understood from a perusal ot the following description talren in connection with the accompanying drawings and wherein- Figure l is a vertical detail sectional view oit a concrete wall with floors and ceilings and illustrating an embodiment ot the invention.

Figure Qis a similar view and illustratingl an embodiment of the invention in a building ot mill constructed material, and

Figure 3 .is a partial horizontal sectional plan view of Figure l.

ln carrying out the invention, alter the concrete floor 1 is placed and hardened and the outside walls 2 built up, several layers or it preferred one layer, ot the material comprising` the 'insulating medium 3 are laid in position, one upon the other upon the concrete. This insulating medium or material is preferablj,7 et telt, but may be of any suitable material to trap the moisture. The insulating medium is then placed nent the walls 2 and held in place in any suitable manner. The inner wall tacing material Li then placed in position, and the concrete flooring 5 laid upon the insulating medium 3. Th-e floor covering 5 may then be laid. The floor-supporting columns are indicated at 7 and 8 denotes one ot a plurality of reinforcing angle irons or braces used in ordinary building construction. In Fig. 2 a

wooden ceiling 9 is shown instead of the concrete ceiling ot Fig. l.

Particular attention is c irected to the tact that in constructing buildings in which the invention is to be embodied that the wall 2 is spaced suihciently to permit the telt or other insulating medium to he placed in a continuous, unbroken line trom floor to floor, and ot uniform thickness throughout from the bottom to the top ot the building. This is contrary to the eneral arrangement ot directing and aliiA such insulation in place, as such material is usually placed in a more or less winding line over the heads of columns and the like, and saves considerable t-ime and labor and material.

lt should also be .understood that either one layer ot' insulation or several layers maT be employed, and other minor differences made without departing trom the spiritand intent of the invention.

What is claimed is'.

l. A building including upper, lower and intermediate floors and ceilings, and walls spaced apart trom the i'loors and ceilings, and a moisture-collecting and insulating medium on the walls entending in a uni'torm thickness trom the bottom to the top ot the walls and past the intermediate iioors and ceilings the insulating medium ot the floors and ceilings being united with the insulatingmedium ot the walls.

2. A building including upper, lower and intermediate floors and ceilings ot concrete, and walls spaced apart from the concrete floors and ceilings, an insulating medium between the adjacent floors and ceilings, an insulating medium on the walls extending in a uniform thickness from the bottom to the top ot the walls and past the intermediate floors and ceilings, the insulating medium between the adjacent floors and ceilings being united with the insulating medium of the walls, and inner covo ings tor the wall insulation and the concrete floors.

ln testimony whereof we ai'iirz our signatures.

CLIFTON FON KNIGHT. GEO. P. OROURKE. 

